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(Message started by: Kitty on May 27^th, 2003, 1:32pm)

Title: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 27^th, 2003, 1:32pm

You guys are good at these and after the 'bank robbery' this should be easy. Same as before, a crime, suspect and the answer waiting to be found. ;D

A ship carrying 10 passenger and 5 crew members crashed into some rocks. The ship later searched for the survivors. The captain was found murdered in his cabin and only 5 survivors were found. The rest were found dead, they had drowned. Naturally the 5 remaining were suspects to the murder of the captain:

1. The cleaner of the ship (sorry i can't help it, in all the riddles like this there always ends up to be a cleaner some how. ???)
2. Emily (passenger)
3. Tom (passenger)
4. The cook oh the ship
5. Ted (passenger, old man and a bit deaf.)

There always seems to be people dying in these. Next time i'll make sure no one dies.
Off you, you find the clue, you find the answer it's as simple as that. ;)

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Icarus on May 27^th, 2003, 5:52pm

"The ship later searched for the survivors." WOW! That is one incredible ship! Wrecked, and yet it still manages to do its own searching... ;)

Okay - start off with a search of all cabins, but particularly the captain's cabin.

How was the captain killed?
Is it known whether he was killed before or after the wreck?
What is the story of each of the survivors?

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 28^th, 2003, 3:32am

Fine, the ship was later searched for survivors.

Nothing really intressting in the cabin but captain's cabin you find the body stabbed with two knifes, but they were ancient knifes which look as if they are 1,000s of years old.

How was the captain killed?
See above.

Is it known whether he was killed before or after the wreck?
Before, the ship crashed because no one was driving it.

What is the story of each of the survivors?

1.Cleaner = This was my first time with John as my captain. I was clening the guest rooms when i heard a scream. I ran up the stairs as fast as i could to get the captain's cabin. When i got there Emily and Tom were already there around the dead body. Emily had fainted.Ted came in a few minutes later complaining about all the noise.

2.Emily = John was my fiance and i was coming back from an archaeologic dig with Tom. I heard a scream so i went into the John's cabin to find him....dead. (and she faints again ;D)

3.Tom = I feel so sorry for Emily, she really loved him so much. I heard a scream and i went into the cabin after Emily i managed to catch her as she fainted.

4.Cook = Well i didn't heard anything. I was cooking and when the ship crashed, i think i became unconscience because i can't remeber.

5.Ted = Young people these day, all they no is hate and noise.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by maryl on May 29^th, 2003, 1:41pm

Can someone back up Tom and Emily's alibi?
Can anyone vouch for the other passengers as to their whereabouts before the shipwreck?
Has anyone seen these knives before?
Who knew the captain that well to want to kill him?

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Icarus on May 29^th, 2003, 8:42pm

Artifact knives and Tom & Emily just came back from an archeological dig. Hmmm... Tom & Emily go off together on a dig, even though its John that Emily is engaged too. Hmmm... It seems the answer is just as obvious as Kitty said:

Ted did it. As his remarks clearly indicate, Ted is a paragon of intelligent reasoning and intense compassion. Seeing the obvious Soap Opera situation developing between John, Emily, and Tom, it was clear that the only way he could spare them the embarrassment of such an inane plot was to kill them. So in an act of mercy he put John out of his misery using knives that Ted purchased as a young lad. He is still waiting for his opportunity to help the other two. The passengers killed in the shipwreck were simply an pleasant bonus. Things are so much quieter without them.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 30^th, 2003, 3:20am

I like your answer Icarus but it not that. ;)

Maryl:

1.The people were too busy to notice much but the cleaner does says that Emily was normally in the captain's cabin but the evening it happened she wasn't, she had been throwing up in her room. As for Tom no one saw him.

2.They all in separate room so they did not see the others really.

3.They re the knives found on the archaeologic dig.

4. All of then really, i cleaner was the one who knew him the least.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by wowbagger on May 30^th, 2003, 6:08am

1. Where do Ted and the captain know each other from?

2. What would be Ted's motive?

3. Where were the knives kept before the murder occured?

4. Who had access to the knives?

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 30^th, 2003, 6:31am

1. Ted was his grandfather's best friend.

2. Not sure. :-/

3. In a special room with others things found on the archaeologic dig.

4. Emily, Tom and the cleaner.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by maryl on May 30^th, 2003, 7:33am

Well from what everyone has gathered up to now, it sounds like Tom did it with the knives from the dig, probably because he wanted Emily; so we only need to figure out how it happened? Is that right?

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 30^th, 2003, 10:41am

You need more evidence then that and yes you need to know what happened

You know who, kinda why(need the evidence), but not how.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by wowbagger on May 30^th, 2003, 10:54am

Ok, Emily had been throwing up in her room and had an "archaeologic dig" with Tom...
Guess she's pregnant. But who knew it?

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 30^th, 2003, 12:03pm

No one but Tom, Emily and the cleaner.

THe cleaner kinda guessed being a very clever cleaner. ;)

But Emily's not very happy about the baby for some reason.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by wowbagger on May 30^th, 2003, 12:10pm

Who's the father then?
And who knows who the father is?

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 30^th, 2003, 12:27pm

Well most people think it the captain's but it's Tom's.

Hint:[hide] You find useful evidence on the people i.e. in their pockets [/hide]

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by wowbagger on May 30^th, 2003, 12:36pm

Ok, so what do the suspects (and the captain) have in their pockets?

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 30^th, 2003, 12:53pm

1. Cleaner = Cleaner stuff and quite alot of detective stuff.

2. Emily = Love letter from john (and a love letter from Tom :o)

3. Tom = Archaelogic books and a letter from Emily refusing his love.

4. Cook = Lighter and cigarettes.

5. Ted = Hearing aids and quite alot of medical pills.

6. Captain = Love letter from Emily.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by wowbagger on May 30^th, 2003, 1:07pm

Well, all these letters seem to show that Tom had a convincing motive.

So the remaining part is just the "how"?

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 30^th, 2003, 1:14pm

Yep, i would also be intresting to know what happened at the dig, you don't have to but it does finish it off.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by wowbagger on May 30^th, 2003, 1:18pm

on 05/30/03 at 13:14:33, Kitty wrote:

Yep, i would also be intresting to know what happened at the dig

You want to go into the details? ;D

By the way, shouldn't you go to bed soon, Kitty? ;)

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on May 30^th, 2003, 1:21pm

You never, know. It might not be what you think.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by jon_G on Jun 2^nd, 2003, 1:02am

well long time no post. :-/ sorry for the lack of 10 question quizes around here. I have been a little bit preoccupied with learning commodities( ;Dlucrative ;D).

well... 1. What all went down at the dig?

.........2. Who was at the dig?

3. sorry can't make it to ten. :-/

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on Jun 2^nd, 2003, 8:59am

1. What all went down at the dig?
Who are you asking?

2. Who was at the dig?
Emily and Tom and the captain and Emily's friend who died in the ship wreck.

3. sorry can't make it to ten. :-/
It's fine. I don't mind. ;D

The last ones i ve posted seem to be based in something that happened before the crime, wow, i ve just relised.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by maryl on Jun 2^nd, 2003, 12:06pm

K, let's ask Emily what happened at the dig.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on Jun 3^rd, 2003, 9:25am

Emily:

We were at the dig when I found a tomb. I was working late that night with John when he left. Then suddenly the electric light we set up went off. Someone came in and somewho i knew it was not John. THe man raped me and then threaten me not to tell anyone when a refuse to marry him. I knew it was Tom. He always loved me but i did not love him. Please don't tell Tom i told you. He will kill me, i know he will now i've told you. He killed people before and now he will kill me.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by maryl on Jun 5^th, 2003, 2:19pm

So I imagine when Tom found the love letters, he totally lost it, and schemed his evil plot to exterminate John, which according to the aforementioned information, must have been between the time John left the dig and Tom raped Emily; unless I've got my wires crossed, which I usually do trying to figure these riddles of yours out.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on Jun 6^th, 2003, 12:00am

They're not that compicated are they?

Sorry if they are but that is answer. As long as you know who, why, how then your done.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by maryl on Jun 6^th, 2003, 11:50am

on 06/06/03 at 00:00:46, Kitty wrote:

They're not that compicated are they?

Sorry if they are but that is answer. As long as you know who, why, how then your done.

It gets a bit confusing at times, but overall they're not too complicated.
And I can't believe I finally finished one off. :D

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by wowbagger on Jun 6^th, 2003, 11:58am

I can't either! ;)
But seriously: Well done, maryl!

And Kitty: I think this one is quite ok - at least for my "what happened" skills. :D

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by maryl on Jun 6^th, 2003, 1:15pm

on 06/06/03 at 11:58:54, wowbagger wrote:

I can't either! ;)
But seriously: Well done, maryl!

And Kitty: I think this one is quite ok - at least for my "what happened" skills. :D

Couldn't have done it without you Wowbagger! I was just happy to finally get the last clue after all of these puzzles I've attempted.

Title: Re: Ship wreck
Post by Kitty on Jun 6^th, 2003, 4:21pm

I must say this was a pretty random puzzle. :-/